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Overview

Qualtrics is a robust, sophisticated service for creating and delivering web-based surveys. With over 100 question types available and the ability to create interactive questions and engage survey-takers with rich media, it becomes possible to increase response rates. Users can also pull questions from professionally designed surveys as well as create your own library of questions, surveys, messages, and media.

Survey data can be analyzed as it is collected and researchers can pre-create reports with graphs, charts, and tables that populate in real time. Likewise, data can be exported into SPSS, Excel, or a variety of other formats for additional analysis. Furthermore, Qualtrics reports can be exported to PowerPoint, Word, or as a PDF file to use in presentations, reports, and research writing.

Research - Consent Statement

Surveys delivered as part of any research project must include an informed consent statement to which participants must agree. This informed consent statement should include the following information

All study data will be collected through an online survey-collection program called Qualtrics. Qualtrics is a secure site with SAS 70 certification for rigorous privacy standards. Any data that you provide through this program will be encrypted for security purposes using Secure Socket Layers (SSL). Only the study investigators will have access to the data on Qualtrics. To protect your privacy, all participants’ IP addresses will be masked by Qualtrics and will be unavailable to, and unidentifiable by, investigators or others. Qualtrics’ privacy policy can be obtained at http://www.qualtrics.com/privacy-statement

Reminder: Survey research involves human subjects. Therefore, you need to contact the UF Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and complete the appropriate forms for approval prior to launching a survey. This is true for student use of Qualtrics as well as for UF graduate students and faculty engaged in research.

Qualtrics FAQ

Am I included in the UF Qualtrics license?

Qualtrics is available for all University of Florida faculty, staff, and students including those in the Academic Health Center. However, at this time, the UF Qualtrics license does not cover individuals at Shands, Shands Jacksonville, and other organizations *related* to UF but who are not employees of the University.